Also known as NMB Loc. 17851
Where: Bocas del Toro, Panama (9.0° N, 81.7° W: paleocoordinates 9.3° N, 81.3° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Shark Hole Point Formation (Bocas del Toro Group), Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: the Shark Hole Point Fm conformably overlies the Nancy Point Fm and is overlain by an unnamed sequence of volcaniclastics. BIOSTRATIGRAPHY: from Collins et al. (1999), an age range of 5.3-3.5 Ma, Early Pliocene; direct date from Cheetham et al. (1999).
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore; poorly lithified, bioturbated, micaceous, shelly/skeletal, argillaceous siltstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by Jung et al. in 1988; reposited in the NMB
Collection methods: bulk, sieve,
• COLLECTORS: Peter Jung, D. Geary & L. Anderson, 5.6.1988. REPOSITORIES: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel (NMB).
Primary reference: L. S. Collins and A. G. Coates. 1999. A paleobiotic survey of Caribbean faunas from the Neogene of the Isthmus of Panama. Bulletins of American Paleontology (357) [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 61344: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 05.06.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Anthozoa | |
Septastrea altispina Cairns 1995 stony coral | |
Gymnolaemata | |
Hippoporella gorgonensis Hastings 1930 | |
Biflustra savartii, Discoporella "n. sp. 5", Discoporella "n. sp. 6", Discoporella "n. sp. 7", Cupuladria aff. canariensis, Cupuladria biporosa
Biflustra savartii Audouin 1826
Discoporella "n. sp. 5" d'Orbigny 1852
Discoporella "n. sp. 6" d'Orbigny 1852
Discoporella "n. sp. 7" d'Orbigny 1852
Cupuladria biporosa Canu and Bassler 1923 | |
Scaphopoda | |
? Laevidentalium sp. Cossmann 1888 tusk shell | |
Dentaliidae indet. Gray 1834 tusk shell
Tesseracme sp. Pilsbry 1898 tusk shell | |
Gadilopsis sp. Woodring 1925 tusk shell | |
Bathoxiphus sp. Pilsbry 1897 tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
"Heliacus (Torinista) sp." = Torinista, Architectonica sp.
"Heliacus (Torinista) sp." = Torinista Iredale 1936 snail
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial | |
Pyramidellidae indet., Ugartea sp., Bartschella sp., Peristichia sp., Eulimastoma sp., Chrysallida sp., Eulimella (Eulimella) sp.
Pyramidellidae indet. Gray 1840 snail
Ugartea sp. Bartsch 1917 snail
Bartschella sp. Iredale 1916 snail
Peristichia sp. Dall 1889 snail
Eulimastoma sp. Bartsch 1916 snail
Chrysallida sp. Carpenter 1856 snail
Eulimella (Eulimella) sp. Forbes and MacAndrew 1846 snail | |
Ringicula (Ringiculella) sp. Sacco 1892 snail | |
Trochidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 top snail | |
? Solariella sp. Wood 1842 snail | |
Sulcoretusa sp. Burch 1945 snail | |
Acteocina sp. Gray 1847 barrel-bubble | |
Nipteraxis sp. snail | |
Alabina sp. Dall 1902 cerith snail | |
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell | |
Eulimidae indet. Philippi 1853 snail | |
Carinodrillia sp. Dall 1919 snail
? Lioglyphostoma sp. Woodring 1928 snail
? Compsodrillia sp. Woodring 1928 snail | |
Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
Crucibulum (Crucibulum) sp. Schumacher 1817 slipper shell
Crepidula sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell | |
Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
Stigmaulax sp. Morch 1852 moon snail
"Natica (Naticarius) sp." = Naticarius Dumeril 1806 moon snail
Sinum sp. Röding 1798 moon snail | |
Marginellidae indet. Fleming 1828 margin shell
Prunum sp. Swainson 1840 margin shell
Volvarina sp. Hinds 1844 margin shell | |
Olivella (Olivella) sp. Swainson 1831 olive snail
Olivella (Niteoliva) sp. Olsson 1956 olive snail
Oliva (Oliva) sp. Bruguière 1789 olive snail | |
Columbellidae indet. Swainson 1840 snail
Mitrella sp. Risso 1826 snail
"Costoanachis sp." = Anachis (Costoanachis) Sacco 1890 snail | |
Antillophos (Antillophos) sp. Woodring 1928 true whelk | |
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Agatrix aff. epomis Woodring 1928 nutmeg
Admetula valientensis Landau et al. 2012 snail
Cancellaria petiti Olsson 1967 snail | |
Subcancilla sp. Olsson and Harbison 1953 mitre shell | |
? Phymorhynchus sp. Dall 1908 snail | |
Agladrillia (Eumetadrillia) sp., Agladrillia (Agladrillia) sp., Syntomodrillia sp., Clathrodrillia sp., Leptadrillia sp.
Agladrillia (Eumetadrillia) sp. Woodring 1928 snail
Agladrillia (Agladrillia) sp. Woodring 1928 snail
Syntomodrillia sp. Woodring 1928 snail
Clathrodrillia sp. Dall 1918 snail
Leptadrillia sp. Woodring 1928 snail | |
Nannodiella sp. Dall 1919 snail | |
"Cochlespira (Ancistrosyrinx) sp." = Cochlespira
"Cochlespira (Ancistrosyrinx) sp." = Cochlespira Conrad 1865 snail | |
Paraborsonia sp. Pilsbry 1922 snail | |
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell | |
Strioterebrum sp. Sacco 1891 auger snail | |
Bactrocythara sp. Woodring 1928 snail
? Dolostoma sp. Woodring 1970 snail
? Cytharella sp. Monterosato 1875 snail | |
Vaughanites sp. Woodring 1928 turrid
Polystira sp. Woodring 1928 turrid
Lepicythara sp. Olsson 1964 turrid | |
"Phalium (Tylocassis) sp." = Semicassis
"Phalium (Tylocassis) sp." = Semicassis Mörch 1852 snail | |
Caecidae indet. Gray 1850 snail
Meioceras sp. Carpenter 1858 snail | |
Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail
? Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail | |
Cyclostremiscus (Ponocyclus) sp. Pilsbry 1953 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Saccella sp. Woodring 1925 pointed nut clam
Costelloleda sp. Hertlein and Strong 1940 pointed nut clam | |
Callucina sp. Dall 1901 clam
"Lucinisca sp." = Lucina (Lucinisca) Dall 1901 clam
Linga (Bellucina) sp. Dall 1901 clam | |
Microcardium sp. Thiele 1934 cockle
Trachycardium (Phlogocardia) sp. Stewart 1930 cockle | |
"Moerella sp." = Tellina (Moerella)
"Moerella sp." = Tellina (Moerella) Fischer 1887 tellin clam | |
Macrocallista (Megapitaria) sp., Lirophora sp., Chione sp., "Ventricolaria sp." = Globivenus, Gouldia sp.
Macrocallista (Megapitaria) sp. Grant and Gale 1931 venus clam
Lirophora sp. Conrad 1863 venus clam
Chione sp. von Mühlfield 1811 venus clam
"Ventricolaria sp." = Globivenus Coen 1934 venus clam
Gouldia sp. Adams 1847 venus clam | |
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box | |
Caryocorbula sp. Gardner 1926 clam
Juliacorbula sp. Olsson 1953 clam
"Varicorbula sp." = Corbula (Varicorbula) Grant and Gale 1931 clam | |
Crassinella sp. Guppy 1874 clam | |
Tellidorella sp. Berry 1963 clam | |
Carditidae indet. Fleming 1820 clam | |
? Noetia sp. Gray 1857 clam | |
Anadara (Cunearca) sp. Dall 1898 ark
Anadara (Rasia) sp. Gray 1857 ark
Sheldonella sp. Maury 1917 clam | |
Tucetona sp., "Axinactis sp." = Glycymeris (Axinactis)
Tucetona sp. Iredale 1939 clam
"Axinactis sp." = Glycymeris (Axinactis) Mörch 1861 clam | |
Hyotissa sp. Stenzel 1971 oyster | |
Cyclopecten sp. Verrill 1897 mud scallop | |
Dimya sp. Rouault 1850 scallop | |
Argopecten sp. Monterosato 1889 calico scallop
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop | |
Crenella sp. Brown 1827 clam |